Literature, Books & Writers (Children's/Teenage)

A new Christmas classic from a magical pairing: Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler.The story of Jim: a very lucky, very special, very grubby dog...

From former Birmingham Young Poet Laureate Nyanda Foday comes this inspirational, poetic introduction to the vital need for every child to see them...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL It began with a girl named Mary. She liked to daydream and imagine. And she grew up to write Frankenstein....

Learn about the inspiring life of Helen Keller in this early reader biography.When Helen Keller was a baby, she became sick and lost her ability to...

Full of sketches, doodles and journal entries, Travels with My Sketchbook gives a fascinating glimpse of the incredible journey of Chris Riddell's ...

It's time to reclaim poetry. Collected by international poetry sensation Nikita Gill, SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This is a joyful celebration of...

This title introduces readers to Harry Potter, covering its history, franchises and products, and worldwide impact. The title features engaging inf...

Discover Jane Austens Regency era through fashion! Cut out the fourteen colourful costumes, for both women and men, then dress up the dolls to expl...

Age range 4 and upIt's raining. No problem, because Sam is enjoying her book. Her little dog Benny doesn't like reading. It wants to play. Sam tri...

The Biographies series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 definin...

It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid sn...

An inspiring and kid-accessible biography of one of the world's most famous poets. Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote Hope is the thing with fea...

[b]Bicentenary Edition Celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen[/b]In a country parsonage in the late 18th century, there lived a large family of seven...

New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Mary Shelley, the English novelist and creator of...

Introducing the life of Roald Dahl to a new generation of readers, Roald Dahl's Life in Stories takes a lively and entertaining trip th...

Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) grew up to become a famous poet, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1956. Before that she was a little girl who ...

Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himse...

What shall we write? is an accessible, informative, inspirational and interactive guide to creative writing in its many forms for budding young aut...

This is a real thesaurus for all chiddlers and even some adult human beans. It features hundreds of spliffling words used and created by the world'...

The open door felt like an invitation, or a trap. Bastien wasn''t sure which, but with no other choice, he stepped inside...and hoped he''d make it...

A brand new picture book from the award-winning and well-loved Charlotte Voake and Deborah Hopkinson about the young Beatrix Potter and her animal ...

This hilarious, fact-packed information book will have young readers laughing as they''re learning. Quirky illustrations and bite-sized text provid...

For 5,000 years and more, libraries have been gathering and preserving writings of all kinds. They''re keepers of the world''s memory. They''re sto...

It''s another busy day at Stanley''s Library! Stanley loads his van with books and sets off to the village green.Who will visit today and which boo...

An entertaining biography of the man behind Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web, two of the best loved children's books of all time. Learn about E.B....